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In the hollow created by a broken tree trunk, a pair of Magpie Robins have cleverly decided to nest. Birds try and avoid upward facing hollows as the rain tends to then enter, but this couple took the chance as it was summer-time and no other hollows were readily available (all were occupied by other birds!). The cyclones brought much rain but the chicks grew up and fledged yesterday, successfully! Yippee.... We filmed a nest of the Oriental Magpie Robin inside the hollow of an old Guava tree trunk. The parents take turns to bring food to the young chicks. These songbirds look like they won't harm a fly but look at what the parent has got in its beak! A green Praying Mantis between its beak and the parent is seen at the nest entrance. The parent cranes itself into the nest, flies off and c
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